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reality check
noun
- a corrective confronting of reality, in order to counteract one's expectations, prejudices, or the like.
reality check
noun
- an occasion or opportunity to consider a matter realistically or honestly
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reality check1
Idioms and Phrases
An assessment to determine if one's circumstances or expectations conform to reality, as in Time for a reality check—wasn't this supposed to be a money-making enterprise? [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]Example Sentences
The gig, as good as it was, also served as a sobering reality check that a big break still required patience.
On the flip side, many new Indian investors need a reality check.
And it provided a significant reality check as England start building towards next year's World Cup.
The reality check: Friedrich Merz will need a lot of money for his plans to secure Germany and Europe, and Germany's economy is depressed.
Egyptians flocking to Friday prayers say Trump's idea needs a reality check.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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